Tokyo's Covid-19 emergency pushes Japan toward no-spectator Olympics

Japan moved toward declaring a new state of emergency over the coronavirus, as local newspaper reported that fans would be banned from Olympic events in Tokyo to stem surging infections.
 

Virus policy czar Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that an advisory panel had approved an emergency in the capital from July 12 to Aug. 22, which would cover the entire period of the games. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was set to give a news conference on the decision at 7:00 p.m. Japan time.

 

“New infections are continuing to rise,” Nishimura said, in explaining the move. “People are moving